The Ethics of Excess and Indian Intervention in South Asia [Abstract]

Ethics & International Affairs, Volume 3 (1989)

This article examines four interlinked historical aspects of intervention
from a philosophic and ethical perspective. What are the dimensions of
intervention and how is it managed? What conditions govern intervention? How can
intervention be evaluated? What are the moral issues in intervention? India, the
world's largest democracy, has promoted its power through intervention in
neighboring countries under the cloak of morality. The United States, Great
Britain, and Russia have nonetheless tacitly endorsed India's role as the
policing force in the region. Does this recognition justify India's actions
toward its weaker and smaller neighbors?